Nation and World
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White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show
Oct 23, 2025 7:54 pm - WASHINGTON — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with construction of a ballroom, according to photos taken Thurs...
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Indiana Republicans don’t have votes for new congressional map Trump wants
Oct 23, 2025 7:47 pm - The Indiana legislature lacks the votes to pass a congressional redistricting plan ahead of the 2026 midterms, a senior aide said Wednesday, marking a setback in President Donald Trump’s unprecedented push for Republican-led states to change their maps to help maintain or expand a historically small GOP majority in the U.S. House next year.
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Virginia Democrats will try to reshape US House districts in counter to Trump’s redistricting push
Oct 23, 2025 7:41 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state’s U.S. House districts, hoping to boost their party’s chances in next year’s midterm elections a...
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Vance calls Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation an ‘insult’
Oct 23, 2025 7:37 pm - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday criticized a symbolic vote in Israel's parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying that it amounted to an “insult” and went against the Trump administration policies.
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King Charles III prays with pope in historic visit, a welcome respite from royal troubles at home
Oct 23, 2025 6:20 pm - VATICAN CITY — King Charles III and Queen Camilla prayed Thursday with Pope Leo XIV in a historic visit to the Vatican to forge closer relations between the Church of Eng...
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Can you pass the new US citizenship test?
Oct 23, 2025 5:52 pm - Would you be able to pass a U.S. citizenship test on America’s government and history? This week, it got harder.
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Trump administration will allow controversial road through Alaskan refuge
Oct 23, 2025 5:32 pm - The Trump administration announced Thursday it is moving forward with a controversial land deal to allow for the construction of a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a pristine stretch of coastal wildlands in southwest Alaska.
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Trump issues disaster declarations for Alaska and other states but denies Illinois and Maryland
Oct 23, 2025 3:52 pm - President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe late Wednesday, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for answers.
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Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country’s airspace
Oct 23, 2025 3:46 pm - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that Russian military planes violated Lithuania’s airspace on Thursday evening, condemning the breach as a blatant infraction on the territorial integrity of his European Union and NATO-member country.
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Trump’s turnaround on sanctions targets Russia’s oil companies that fund the war in Ukraine
Oct 23, 2025 3:43 pm - The U.S. and the European Union are hitting Russia with another round of sanctions, aiming to cut into oil and gas export earnings that fund Moscow's war against Ukraine.